(2021-11-09). #saltbae: Facebook unblocks hashtag after Vietnamese minister's golden steak. middleeasteye.net 
#saltbae: Facebook unblocks hashtag after Vietnamese minister's golden steak | High-ranking Vietnamese official visits Nusret Gokce's restaurant amid corruption crackdown
| Tue, 11/09/2021 – 10: 32 | Turkish restaurateur Nusret Gokce, aka Salt Bae, at the Cannes Film Festival, France, on 23 May 2019 (AFP) | Facebook on Tuesday unblocked the hashtag of celebrity chef Nusret Gokce's nick…
(2021-11-09). 6.2-Magnitude earthquake strikes near coast of Nicaragua. en.mehrnews.com The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) registered a strong earthquake near the coast of Nicaragua.
(2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…
(2021-11-09). Baku renews threats against Armenia over "Azerbaijani lands" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com By the "territories of Azerbaijan" and "Azerbaijani lands" is presumably meant any part of Nagorno-Karabakh not yet attacked and seized by the Azerbaijan-Turkey one nation, two states military bloc. Illegal visit of the Minister of Defense of Armenia to the territory of Azerbaijan — military-political provocation — Ministry of Defense [T]his is stated in the …
(2021-11-09). NATO trains Azerbaijani navy to meet NATO standards in Turkish exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This is an ongoing exercise that includes military observers from Azerbaijan's and Turkey's Three Brothers military axis ally Pakistan as well as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Oman and Ukraine. Azerbaijani naval sailors took part in NATO assessment exercises As part of the NATO Operational Capabilities Concept at the Eastern Mediterranean-2021 multinational naval exercise in …
(2021-11-09). Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus. middleeasteye.net 
Azeri 'hitman' accused of targeting Israelis set to stand trial in Cyprus | Azerbaijani national is accused of recruiting Pakistani and Lebanese accomplices to assassinate Israeli businesspeople | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 18: 39 | Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out contract killings of Israelis living on the island (AFP/File photo) | Cypriot police have officia…
(2021-11-09). Portugal And Spain Send Troops To Participate In Provocative Drills In Lithuania. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | As the interests of the great European powers in NATO dwindle, weaker states seek to expand participation in the alliance. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Tensions are on the rise in the Baltics. Recent NATO military exercises in Lithuania show that the organization really plans to maintain a constant siege strategy, with no interruptions. Troops from the US, Canada, Portugal, and Spain participated in the last week of October i…
(2021-11-09). Op-Ed: Turkey is bedrock of NATO's eastern, southeastern flanks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Anadolu Agency. Written by Ahmet Gencturk, identified as an Anadolu correspondent and research fellow in history at the University of Rome. Security of NATO and hence EU starts from its eastern and southeastern flanks and completely depends on their strength and stability While assertive Russian and Chinese foreign policies, which do not hesitate …
(2021-11-09). Bolívar and Chávez in the Present Time. orinocotribune.com By Adán Chávez Frías — Nov 5, 2021 | During our recent tour of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, we had the opportunity to meet with authorities from the Executive and Legislative Powers of these countries; as well as with representatives of political organizations, the Movement of Solidarity with Venezuela, and cultural and academic institutions of both nations. | We also established contact with Venezuelan scholarship holders and work closely with the media, in order to continue bringing the truth about Venezuela to the world. | In all these meetings, references to El Libertador Simón Bol…
(2021-11-09). The Migrant Tug Of War At The Belarus-Poland Border. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-09). Gunfire reported on Belarusian-Polish border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Press review: Shots fired on Polish-Belarusian border According to the BelTA news agency…sources on both sides of the [Belarusian-Polish] border reported having heard shots. It is not possible to exclude that Belarusian and Polish forces may clash on the border just as it is not possible to exclude various provocations. However, given the Belarusian-Russian military …
(2021-11-09). Provocation against Belarus' Armed Forces: Minsk summons Polish military attaché. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Belarusian Defense Ministry summons Polish military attache Defense Attache of the Embassy of Poland in Belarus, Colonel Jaroslaw Kembrowski was summoned to the Belarusian Defense Ministry on 9 November, the ministry's press service told BelTA. The defense attache was told that Poland's accusations alleging Belarusian military personnel are complicit in the migration crisis at the …
(2021-11-09). U.S., EU join NATO in condemning Belarus, backing neighboring NATO states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US condemns Belarus for 'orchestrating' migrant flows to Europe The US State Department on Monday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately halt their "campaign of orchestrating and coercing irregular migration flows" across the country's borders. "The United States strongly condemns the Lukashenka regime's political exploitation and coercion of vulnerable people, and the regime's callous …
(2021-11-09). Stoltenberg: NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all our Allies in the region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO chief voices solidarity with Poland amid border standoff The NATO chief on Tuesday voiced solidarity with Poland amid a migrant crisis at the country's border with Belarus. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the statement after discussing the border standoff with Polish President Andrzej Duda…. He added: "NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all …
(2021-11-09). Reports: Poland deploys 20,000 troops, tanks to Belarus border. U.S., German tanks drill in neighboring Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland boosts troops at Belarus border to 20,000 — Polish Interior Ministry Poland bolstered the forces protecting the border with Belarus to 20,000 troops from the military, police and border guard services, according to a Twitter post by Blazej Pobozy, Poland's deputy interior minister. "In the situation when we are seeing intensified movements in the …
(2021-11-09). Lithuania Mulls State Of Emergency In Anticipation Of Migrant Wave From Belarus. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Lithuania's government has asked the parliament to declare a state of emergency on the country's border with Belarus. | After thousands of migrants are organizing a sit-in with tents and attempting to push into Poland, Vilnius expects that the same fate awaits its border with Belarus."In view of this really serious situation, the Interior Ministry proposes to introduce an emergency situation. The government will have to consider the proposal and make the decision," Interior M…
(2021-11-09). America's Eager European Provocateurs Visit Taiwan. newatlas.report November 10, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — In what at first glance looked like the European Union getting onboard with the US-led confrontation with China, a recent delegation led by Raphael Glucksmann sent to Taiwan supposedly representing the EU tells a story less of supposed mainland "interference" within the island territory, and instead, a …
(2021-11-09). Gas Crisis in Europe: an Outlook of the Arab World. journal-neo.org 
The current turbulence in the European gas market has attracted the attention of the Arabs closely watching the gas price situation. After all, the Arab oil-producing countries account for 56% of oil reserves and almost 27% of natural gas globally. In 2020, according to local data, they produced 28% of oil and 15% of natural …
(2021-11-09). SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon splashes down after 6 months in orbit. rt.com 
SpaceX completed its second operational manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS), and its four-person crew splashed down off the coast of Florida without issue as NASA prepares for another launch later this week. | The private aerospace firm's Crew Dragon Endeavor touched down off the Gulf Coast near Pensacola, Florida on Monday night carrying NASA's Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and Akihiko Hoshide from Japan's JAXA, completing their Crew-2 mission after a nearly 200-day stay on the ISS. | SpaceX shared footage of the splashdow…
(2021-11-09). Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19 pandemic fuelled antisemitic conspiracy theories: EU study | Report finds 'new antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the pandemic have come to the fore' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 12: 23 | The report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that antisemitic acts were consistently under-reported (AFP) | Antisemitism increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly…
(2021-11-09). Brutal police killing of 18 year old Roma youth sparks protests in Greece. wsws.org While Roma are disproportionate victims of police harassment and violence in Greece, with police raids in Roma settlements a common occurrence, police violence affects the entire working class.
(2021-11-09). Poland's eastern border: 1939, WWII; 2021… antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Though the geography is the same, the causality is reversed. Kindly record for future reference the plethora of self-described peace, anti-war, disarmament, alternative, radical, anti-imperialist, etc. organizations and news sites that are conscientiously ignoring this crisis and indeed everything that is and has been occurring for the past twenty years along what NATO defines as …
(2021-11-09). Polish government announces massive rearmament programme. wsws.org Poland has announced a doubling of the size of its armed forces and an enormous military build-up.
(2021-11-09). A New Memoir Reveals How Brzezinski's Chessboard Led to US Being Checkmated in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org 
Nearly as suspenseful as the Taliban's meteoric return to power after the final withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanistan is the uncertainty over what will come next amid the fallout. Many have predicted that Russia and China will step in to fill the power vacuum and convince the facelift Taliban to negotiate a power-sharing …
(2021-11-09). Working class groups worldwide celebrate anniversary of October Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The communist-oriented working class in Petrograd led by Vladimir Lenin captured state power in Russia and established a socialist state under workers' control, which expanded and became the Soviet Union in 1922…
(2021-11-09). Military Situation In Syria On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 2 — Aleppo province | On November 8, Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in Homs and Tartus province. Two SAA soldiers were wounded | On November 8, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Atarab area | On November 8, infighting erupted between Turkish-backed armed factions in Tal Abyad city | On Nove…
(2021-11-09). U.S. Strategic Partnership: Kiev has "powerful allies and partners"against Russian "aggressor state" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kuleba: powerful allies, partners of Ukraine ready to charge Russia with high price tag for aggression expansion With the help of the meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission, which will be held on November 10 in Washington, Moscow will be sent a clear message that Ukraine will not be left alone with the aggressor …
(2021-11-09). Ukraine's top military commander tells NATO officials "the war continues," conjures up hypothetical Russian threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian Army Commander says expansion of Russia's military aggression not ruled out During the opening of the 5th multinational annual conference on improving the training of sergeants in Ukraine under the NATO DEEP (Defense Education Enhancement Program), the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnyi, said he could not rule out …
(2021-11-09). Russia's Defense Ministry reacts to U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, interceptor warship off its Black Sea coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US setting up multinational group of forces close to Russian border — top brass The United States is setting up a multinational group of armed forces close to the Russian border, Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. Currently, the US Navy's guided missile destroyer [USS] Porter, tanker John Lenthall and command ship Mount Whitney are …
(2021-11-08). U.S. sends Ukraine more military vessels to accelerate "interoperability with NATO" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Two Island-class patrol boats leave U.S. for Ukraine Two Island-class patrol boats have left the United States and are heading for Odesa, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has said on Facebook. "Two Island Class Patrol Boats have departed Baltimore, Maryland for Odesa. Part of the more than $2.5 billion in security assistance the U.S. has …
(2021-11-08). EU poised to pull China's GSP trade privileges. asiatimes.com 
Chinese exporters will no longer enjoy preferential tariff treatment in most European countries when they remove its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privileges on December 1. The removal is expected to accelerate the trend of labor-intensive manufacturers including apparel makers moving out of China and to cheaper destination countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, economists and …
(2021-11-08). Nicaraguan Elections Compliant With Laws, Russia Acknowledges. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that the general elections held in Nicaragua on Sunday complied with domestic regulations and must be respected by other countries. | RELATED: | "We sent observers… and, according to their testimony, the elections were held in an organized manner, they complied with Nicaraguan legislation and with the epidemiological rules imposed to contain CO…
(2021-11-08). Baku: Turkish DM gives stern rebuke to Armenia during "Victory Day" visit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey reiterates solidarity with Azerbaijan on anniversary of Karabakh war Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has called on Armenia to end "hostility," stressing that a future cannot be built in the region based on "grudge and hatred." "Armenia should abandon hostility and look to the future…," Anadolu Agency quoted Defense Minister Hulusi Akar as saying on …
(2021-11-08). Top-level Turkish defense/military delegation in Azerbaijan to mark "Victory Day" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com President Ilham Aliyev receives delegation led by Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar The delegation includes Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Yasar Guler, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces Musa Avsever, Commander of the Turkish Air Force Hasan Kucukakyuz, and Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces Adnan Ozbal. President …
(2021-11-08). Azerbaijan's Aliyev: I threatened war when I first came to power in 2003. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com When I was first elected, I said we would take back our historical lands from enemy at any cost — President Aliyev When I was first elected president in 2003, I addressed the people of Azerbaijan and said that we would take back our historical lands from the enemy at any cost — whether through …
(2021-11-08). The French Dispatch: Filmmaker's Wes Anderson's latest confection. wsws.org Scripted by Anderson, from a story by the director, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness and Jason Schwartzman, the movie pays tribute to an imaginary publication put out by American expatriates in France.
(2021-11-08). Diplomatic clash between Australia and France highlights implications of militarist AUKUS pact. wsws.org Canberra's cancellation of a French submarine contract is only the sharpest aspect of the tensions ignited by the announcement in September of a new US-British-Australian alliance aimed at preparing for war against China.
(2021-11-08). NATO Quad coordinates confrontation with Russia over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Berlin "monitoring" situation amid reports of Russian troops' movement near Ukraine border Germany is monitoring the situation in the context of the recent reports of troop movements on the Russian-Ukrainian border and demands transparency in this regard. *** [T]he United States recently turned to the European External Action Service and European partners — Germany, France, …
(2021-11-08). Diamonds, gold & drugs: UN peacekeepers investigated for contraband from missions. rt.com 
Portugal's Judiciary Police have arrested ten suspects, including military personnel, suspected of secretly airlifting and then selling diamonds, gold and drugs while on UN peacekeeping missions. | On Monday, Portuguese authorities conducted massive searches at a hundred locations, which reportedly included a military compound and banks, all across the country as part of a probe into a gemstone and drug-smuggling ring within the country's military. | Among the suspects are personnel from the Republican National Guard and the Public Security Police who are suspected of having used military airplanes to airlift…
(2021-11-08). Snap elections called in Portugal after government falls amid mass strikes. wsws.org The calling of elections is a desperate ploy, aimed at helping the union bureaucracy and pseudo-left parties as they try to control a mounting eruption of strikes.
(2021-11-08). U.S. nuclear bombers "soar through Black Sea with NATO fighters" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bomber Task Force Europe: Lancers Soar Through Black Sea With NATO Fighters The 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron's B-1B Lancers soared over Eastern Europe during a NATO fighter integration mission through the Black Sea region over the weekend. Fighter aircraft from Denamrk, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Turkey joined the strategic bombers on the long-range mission and …
(2021-11-08). Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey releases Syrian journalist who posted 'provocative' banana video | Majed Shamaa was detained and threatened with deportation after posting a video protesting against discrimination | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 15: 02 | In a video posted by Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa, Syrian refugees are seen eating bananas to protest against discrimination in Turkey (Screencapture/TikTok) | Turkey has re…
(2021-11-08). Turkey's Soylu hands Greece four demands as he sets up new dialogue channel. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey's Soylu hands Greece four demands as he sets up new dialogue channel | Greek and Turkish sources say interior minister told Greece's Mitarachi that pushbacks in the Aegean must end | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 09: 23 | Police officers patrol the delta of Evros river, near Alexandroupoli, along the Greek-Turkish border. Soylu has sought an end to Greece's pushbacks of refugees and migrants (AFP) | In an att…
(2021-11-08). Unable to breach Belarus-Poland border, migrants set up camp (VIDEO). rt.com 
Hundreds of migrants attempting to seek asylum in the EU have set up tents and campfires in the no-man's-land along the border between Belarus and Poland, with Warsaw deploying guards to stop them from crossing. | Aerial footage from the frontier showed smoke rising from dozens of campfires and tents popping up in the forest, as lines of Polish police and what looked like the military gathered on the other side. | Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said more than 12,000 soldiers had been deployed to the border. | After Brussels imposed sanctions on Belarus in June, citing "human rights" vi…
(2021-11-08). Belarusian Red Cross is ready to help migrants on Belarusian-Polish border. tass.com The organization added that the representatives of the Belarusian Red Cross were in constant contact with state bodies, public organizations, as well as international partners…
(2021-11-08). Poland increases troop numbers on Belarus border to 12,000 — Defense Ministry. tass.com It was previously reported that the Territorial Defense Force troops were put on full alert in order to bolster the Polish Border Guard…
(2021-11-08). Most refugees at Belarus-Poland border want to go to Germany — agency. tass.com Since the beginning of 2021, more than 30,000 migrants have sought to cross the Polish-Belarusian border…
(2021-11-08). Poland: first of 16 U.S. missile launchers ready to be deployed against Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com First Patriot launchers complete The first two of 16 planned M903 missile launchers for Poland's US-purchased Patriot air defence installation have been completed at the HSW steelworks in southern Poland, Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), the HSW owner, announced on Monday. The launchers, made in Poland under a 2018 inter-governmental agreement with the US, will form …
(2021-11-08). U.S. State Department: Belarus "undermines peace and security of Europe" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com "As long as the regime and Belarus refuses to respect its international obligations and commitments, undermines the peace and security of Europe and continues to repress and abuse people seeking nothing more than to live in freedom, we will continue to pressure Lukashenko and will not lessen our calls for accountability," US State Department spokesman …
(2021-11-08). NATO echoes U.S. in condemning Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hybrid tactics by Belarus on border with Poland "unacceptable" — Nato Nato has condemned as "unacceptable" the use of migrants as a hybrid tactic by the Belarusian state. …"We urge Belarus to respect international law….Nato continues to closely monitor the situation that is putting pressure on our allies, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland." It [NATO statement] …